Drag Racing & Auto-X This Weekend in Fontana!

Auto Club Dragway hosts 5th Annual Energy Suspension NMCA WEST Street Car Nationals with drag racing and Hotchkis Cup Auto-X presented by Nitto Tire

Santa Ana, CA – The 2016 NMCA WEST VP Racing Fuels returns to Fontana this weekend with an exciting line-up of heads-up drag racing and autocross. The 5th Annual Energy Suspension NMCA WEST Street Car Nationals event at Auto Club Dragway offers an affordable family-friendly motorsports event all weekend long with something for every automotive fan! On the dragstrip, there’s exciting, side-by-side racing between American muscle cars and right next door the Hotchkis Cup Auto-X, presented by Nitto Tire, entertains road-racing fans on Saturday and Sunday.

The NMCA WEST brings all levels of racecars from mild to wild. The Pro Mod class includes wild, extremely fast racecars that are capable of 200 mph in the eighth-mile. ProCharger Limited Street brings on the turbocharged, nitrous-powered wheels up doorslammers with over 2,000 horsepower under the hood. If that’s not enough, there’s Meziere Top Sportsman, ARP Outlaw 8.5, Lucas Oil N/A 10.5 and MMR Mustang Madness! For everyone from the novice to the experienced racer, there’s Gear Vendors True Street where all street-legal rides are welcome. It all comes down to the chance to stand in the Aerospace Components Winners Circle at the end of the event for cash payouts, awards and bragging rights! Want to race? Rules and payouts are here.

If racing around cones sounds like fun, the Hotchkis Cup Auto-X presented by Nitto Tire will be running all weekend. Since the NMCA WEST added the autocross competition to all events, thousands of fans have enjoyed a weekend racing, watching and riding along on an autocross course created by the Racing Byrds, a husband and wife team that loves the sport. Live timing, music and a wifi hotspot make this event fun to attend no matter what you drive!

The manufacturers’ midway features product displays, food vendors and shopping. Choose from the latest collectible model car or find your favorite NMCA WEST t-shirt, hat or accessory. 1-day adult spectators pay just $20 per ticket, which includes free parking and access to all of the racing plus racer pits. Kids 12 and under are always free.